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OC Model: A Vision for Orange County’s Future
/in California, The EconomyThis is the introduction to a new report on Orange County published by the Chapman University Center for Demographics and Policy titled, “OC Model: A Vision for Orange County’s Future.” […]
OC Model: A Vision for Orange County’s Future
/in California, Demographics, The Economy, Urban AffairsBlessed by a great climate and a highly skilled workforce, Orange County should be at the forefront of creating high wage jobs. The fact that it is not should be a worrying sign to the area’s business, academic, political and media leaders. Despite some signs of recovery in OC, long-term trends, such as a dependence on asset inflation and low wage employment, seem fundamentally incompatible with sustainable and enduring growth in the County.
Is there a future for the GOP?
/in PoliticsAppearing in: The Orange County Register Cities, noted René Descartes, should provide “an inventory of the possible,” a transformative experience—and a better life—for those who migrate to them. This was […]
Urbanism, Texas-Style
/in Urban AffairsAppearing in: The City Journal Cities, noted René Descartes, should provide “an inventory of the possible,” a transformative experience—and a better life—for those who migrate to them. This was certainly […]
Local Govt. Control: The Ignored Campaign Issue
/in Urban AffairsAppearing in: Real Clear Politics In an election cycle full of spittle and bile, arguably the greatest issue — the nature of governance and the role of citizens — has […]
Are Baby Boomers Turning Out to be the Worst Generation?
/in PoliticsAppearing in: Orange County Register I have seen the best minds of my generation, to steal a phrase from the late Allen Ginsberg, driven to heights of self-absorption, advocating policies […]
Jerry Brown’s Housing Hypocrisy
/in California, Politics, Urban AffairsAppearing in: Orange County Register Jerry Brown worrying about the California housing crisis is akin to the French policeman played by Claude Rains in “Casablanca” being “shocked, shocked” about gambling […]
The New Culture War Dividing America
/in The EconomyAppearing in: Spiked Online
The stirring speech made by the openly gay tech billionaire Peter Thiel at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland marked a critical change in the nature of the Culture Wars in the US. Rather than boo him…
Welcome To Y’all Street: The Cities Challenging New York For Financial Supremacy
/in The EconomyAppearing in: Forbes
From the earliest days of the Republic, banking and finance has largely been the purview of what one historian calls the “Yankee Empire.” Based largely in New York and Boston, later on financial centers grew along the main route of Yankee migration to Chicago and San Francisco…
California for Whom?
/in California, The EconomyAppearing in: Orange County Register
“Old in error,” writes historian Kevin Starr, “California remains an American hope.” Historically, our state has been a beacon to outsiders seeking a main chance: from gold miners and former Confederates to Midwesterners displaced…